Russian creators of the series, to feel that the possibility of American remakes are exhausted, turned their attention towards the domestic urban fantasy, so was born the multi mystical action "Secret City" series of novels by the same name of the writer Vadim Panov.

A town that does not exist

There is a familiar and well-known Moscow traffic jams and dense rows of identical apartment buildings, but there are Moscow, about which few people know - the city of refuge for the descendants of long-extinct civilizations. Next to the common man for thousands of years secretly coexist vampires, werewolves and witches.

Right to confidentiality of the city of the Great Houses: Chud, Lyud and Nav. Sometimes the real world and the world of magic intersect, and then last resting non-detection of people at risk.

Try not to torture

The basis of the eight episodes of the series "Secret City" put the first book series by Vadim Panov "Secret City" - "Wars begin losers" and "Commander of the war." Roman Panov - urban fantasy, with no frills, full of action and adventure, and not abstract thoughts and search for the meaning of life, in short, the ideal basis for the script.

Screenwriter Victoria project Evseev ("The Price is Death," "Metro") is quite skillfully and deftly shifted the story books in the format of the show. From the first minutes of action plunges the viewer into a saturated world where there is the usual with Moscow and Secret City. The story is gaining momentum and begins to slip, because the problem of the series is far beyond the script.

Urban fantasy genre needs or quality special effects or special director's findings, which stretches the film even with visible disabilities in the visual part, as it did with the adaptation of "Watch" Sergei Lukyanenko. Director Alexander Mokhov ("Bros", "While sleeping village") not included in the number of those who may be his ability to pull the project from the swamps and low-budget acting indifference.

On the role of the show were invited, as well-known as beginners Russian actors creates an interesting palette of images. However, what is happening on the screen suggests that whether the shooting was accompanied by an invitation to the bonded contract, which everyone wanted, but could not shirk, or just before the start of the project cut fees - are playing badly. Some actors simply to report his text, not really thinking about the sense to invest in it, the other trying to revive the action, but to achieve organic empathy in the role fails. As a result, all the inhabitants of the city seem Privy geezer who is not just "a little out of it," as long ago lost touch with reality. They do not create their own world, they are even with the fact that there resonate.

Not bad manages the role of one of the central characters in the story Artem Paul Priluchny. Artem ordinary man drawn into the intriguing mysteries of the city, and Priluchny uses comedic talent to show the difference between the perception people and magical creatures.

The project also stars: Marcin Rui, Daria Sagalova Igor Jijikine Elena Tashaeva Alexander Mokhov, Ilya Isayev, Julia Takshina, Michael Gorev, Mikhail Politseymako Dmitry Gorev, Seraphim Nizovskaya Sergey Chirkov, Victor Suprun, Hope Azorkina Agatha Mutsenietse, Teona Dolnikova Sergei Glushko Sergey Badyuk, Vesta Burkot and many others.

A new level of storytelling

The series "Secret City" filmed with a very small budget, can not be explained otherwise disgusting quality of special effects that relate to the past century, not to the era of computer graphics. Soviet filmmakers, having in his later years the possibility of digital processing of pictures, filmed fiction believable and interesting than just one shot a magical battle in the first series. All that is done is done unprofessionally, and therefore spoil the impression of any script.

Screen version rattled even offensive to the world of books, the impression of which it could spoil. In the narrative no integrity, no charm closeness secrets existing side by side, but still available. The series is made rough, amateur.

In the first season of "Secret City" 8 series. The TV channel "REN TV", ordered the shooting of the series, despite the barrage of critical review has extended its new product for next season. Continued also will consist of 8 series and cover the story of two novels Panova.

Anna Chizh

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